Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Red linework and black bands tattooed on two fingers of a hand, with a thin silver ring on a third finger, against green clover leaves.
Red and black line tattoos on fingers
Geometric outline tattoo of a large and a small elephant with blue, pink and yellow watercolour washes, on the side of an ankle.
Geometric elephant pair on an ankle
Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Black and grey tribal tattoo across the upper back and shoulder of a shirtless man working on the engine of a yellow car.
Tribal tattoo on the upper back while working on a car
Colour tattoo of a Singer sewing machine with a pink rose and green leaves on the upper arm, with a purple ribbon below.
Sewing machine and rose on upper arm
Pencil flash drawing of a fox head in profile within a circular wreath of flowers, leaves and beads, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Fox head with flowers and beads in a wreath
Fine line flash sheet of a house, ginkgo leaf, polar bear, pine trees, dinosaur, hand and a scorpio constellation in black ink on cream.
Woodland flash sheet of fine line motifs
Traditional colour peacock tattoo across a woman's back, with part of another tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Peacock tattoo across a woman's back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Meraki, with a swirling flourish above and a leaf sprig below, on the thigh.
Meraki script with leaf sprig on thigh
Sketch-style skull with purple and blue poppies and anemone flowers tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and poppies across a back
Drawing of a green-faced witch in a wide-brimmed pointed hat, framed by leafy branches, presented as a tattoo design.
Witch in a pointed hat with branches
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a grey owl perched in front of a red and gold heart with a white banner and two gold keys, with black swirls around it.
Owl with heart and keys flash design
Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a blurred brown background.
Small fox on the inner wrist
Fine line botanical drawing of a slender sprig with small blue-violet flowers and a single green leaf on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Small flower sprig design
Colour tattoo of Alice from Alice in Wonderland resting her chin on her hand beside the grinning Cheshire Cat on an upper arm.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm
Small red fine line tattoo of a geometric motif with dots and tiny triangles on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark knitted jumper.
Red fine line geometric motif on forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sprig of leaves and flower clusters tattooed on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Botanical sprig tattoo on upper back
Greyscale fine line and realism style antelope skull tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a small red heart tattoo on the neighbouring finger.
Antelope skull on a finger with a red heart
Close-up of a solid black tribal tattoo behind a person's ear, running along the hairline and neck in a blackwork style.
Black tribal tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black outline tattoo of a camera with a round lens and small top button on pale skin, in a fine line style, placement unclear.
Outline camera tattoo on skin
Black line tattoo of a hanging sign reading Gone to Market on the top of a foot, in a simple fine line style.
Gone to Market sign on the top of a foot
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a long-haired cat's face with detailed fur and whiskers, placed on the upper back.
Long-haired cat portrait on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with heart-shaped petals covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala tattoo across the shoulder
Small fine line Olympic rings tattoo in colour on the upper thigh of a person wearing a patterned swimsuit.
Olympic rings on a thigh
Pencil sketch design of a lighthouse set inside a ship's wheel, with rays, scrollwork and a ribbon banner below, drawn on white paper.
Lighthouse in a ship's wheel with banner sketch
Two people's inner forearms side by side, each with a small black outlined tattoo of two interlocking hearts.
Matching interlocking hearts on two forearms
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot near the ankle, showing a pink five-petal flower with a yellow centre, black swirling linework and small yellow stars.
Pink flower and swirls on a foot
Black ink dotwork tattoo of stacked lotus and mandala motifs linked by a dotted line down the centre of a woman's back.
Vertical mandala and lotus tattoo down the spine
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo in three vertical lines on the ribs, with the text set in a delicate lettering style.
Three lines of fine script on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pin-up style Snow White with black hair, a red bow and a black corset, above a row of red roses on a forearm.
Pin-up Snow White and roses on a forearm
Pencil sketch on paper of a sun with a face and radiating rays beside a crescent moon, both with hanging dangles, shown as tattoo design drawings.
Sun and crescent moon tattoo sketches
Colour realism tattoo of the Joker with green hair and a wide grin, with Batman below and HAHAHA lettering, on an upper arm.
Joker and Batman upper arm tattoo
Three people show matching black Celtic knot tattoos on their forearms, each with a coloured outline in green, blue or purple.
Matching Celtic knot tattoos on three forearms
Black and grey photograph of a flowing scroll and swirl tattoo across a person's lower abdomen, above a studded belt.
Black swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Close photo of three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Three birds in flight on upper chest
Two solid black treble clef tattoos, one on each foot near the ankle, shown in bold linework on skin.
Treble clef tattoos on two feet
Traditional style colour tattoo of a grey bird perched on a branch with yellow flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Bird and yellow flowers on an upper arm
Close-up of a seated person with blue and purple tribal band tattoos across the thigh, wearing a blue lace skirt.
Tribal band tattoos on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a French bulldog head in a geometric linework style, shown on skin with the body part not visible.
French bulldog head in line and shading
Black lettering tattoo in Devanagari script arranged in a spiral around a central symbol, placed across a person's upper back.
Devanagari script spiral on upper back
Small fine-line outline tattoo of a sitting fox on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pinned up and a teal wall behind.
Small fox outline on the neck
Colour tattoo of a cross-stitch style geometric pattern covering a forearm, with red, teal, green and yellow diamond and zigzag motifs.
Cross-stitch style geometric forearm tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of skulls, a figure and a city skyline inside a vessel outline on the upper arm.
Skulls and cityscape in a vessel on upper arm
Close-up of a pink, red, orange and navy watercolour splatter tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, worn with an off-shoulder white lace top.
Watercolour splatter tattoo on the upper chest
Black and grey photo of the word dust in thin script lettering on the inner forearm, with a watch strap and an open book behind.
Dust script lettering on a wrist
Black ink mandala tattoo wrapped around a finger on a hand resting on a white towel, with coral nail polish.
Mandala band tattoo on a finger
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a butterfly with lotus flowers and swirling vines, shown as a drawing rather than on skin.
Butterfly and lotus flower design sketch
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with ornate patterned ears, tusks and trunk filled with dotwork and fine linework.
Mandala elephant tattoo on the thigh

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